Branch Manager

Branch Manager - New Bern, NC

Are you passionate about supporting agriculture and rural communities? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where your leadership and customer service skills make a real impact? If so, we want to hear from you!

As a Branch Manager at AgCarolina Farm Credit, you'll play a key role in planning, leading, and organizing the marketing activities, new business development, customer service, human resources, and credit management in the New Bern branch. You will work independently to service loans, market financial services, and develop strong working relationships with our customers, while growing our business in your territory. You will work in a culture that is mission-driven, welcomes and respects strong customer service skills, multi-tasking, confidentiality, attention to detail, time management, and organization.

What You'll Do :

• Lead and direct branch in new business development efforts, ensuring prompt delivery of service that meets customer needs
• Assist in planning and monitoring branch marketing activities
• Maximize branch profitability, monitor performance to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness in accordance with business plan and budgets
• Manage and directly supervise loan officers and servicing specialists
• Actively participate and seek lending relationships with existing and new customers
• Coordinate applications for branch-referred new and existing customers
• Develop and analyze all types of credit information
• Use delegated authority to approve loan structures, pricing, and conditions on loan transactions
• Evaluate risk of loan transactions and assign probability of default and loss given default, ensuring credit quality
• Ensure loans are in compliance with Association's policies and procedures
• Collaborate effectively with team members and neighboring departments
• Remain active in community and industry events
• Demonstrate a commitment to fair lending practices
• Build and maintain a positive working relationship with others to enhance the Association's reputation in the market

What We Value :

At AgCarolina, we believe in :

What We're Looking For :

Why Join Us?

If you're looking for :

AgCarolina Leader Competencies :

1. Drives Results

2. Builds Effective Teams

3. Instills Trust

4. Communicates Effectively

5. Ensures Accountability

6. Develops Talent

7. Drives Engagement

8. Manage Complexity

9. Collaborates

10. Adaptability

Internal candidates must have at least 2 years of Farm Credit experience, a Fully Successful rating or higher on their most recent performance review and have been in their current role for at least 2 years before applying. Priority review will be given to resumes received by 10 / 5 / 25. The position will remain open and resumes will be accepted until the position has been filled.

Interview Process :

Applications received within the first 2 weeks of posting date will receive priority consideration. The position will remain open, however, until the vacancy is filled.

1. Phone Screen with AgCarolina HR Representative

2. In-person interview

Equal Opportunity Employer / including Disabled / Veterans. AgCarolina is unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.